Total Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 15.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Broad Mead area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Mead (LU3 1RX) in the last 12 months was 15.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the Barnfield average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Mead (LU3 1RX), the main crime hotspot is near Bishopscote Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Broad Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Grimaldi Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishopscote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tudor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alder Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Selbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fitzroy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James' Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Meads —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Meads —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St James' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liddel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liddel Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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